football game

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football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goalfootballpunting, punt - (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"place kick, place-kicking - (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kickingdropkick - (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the groundjuke, fake - (football) a deceptive move made by a football playerfootball score - the score in a football gamekickoff - (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a scorecontact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing playersfield game - an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensionsAmerican football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) playsprofessional football - football played for payrugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ballassociation football, soccer - a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goalyard marker - (football) a marker indicating the yard linemidfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)back - (football) a person who plays in the backfieldball carrier, runner - (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive playsnapper, center - (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"fullback - (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive teamhalfback - (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback positionforward passer, passer - (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward passplacekicker, place-kicker - (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goalpunter - (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the groundfield general, quarterback, signal caller - (football) the person who plays quarterbackrunning back - (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmagerusher - (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ballsplit end - (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linementailback - (American football) the person who plays tailbacktight end - (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tacklewingback - (football) the person who plays wingbackwinger - (sports) player in wing positionhalf - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an intervalquarter - (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"line up - take one's position before a kick-offfullback - play the fullbackquarterback - play the quarterbackplace-kick - score (a goal) by making a place kickkick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"complete, nail - complete a passtackle - seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the balldropkick, drop-kick - drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goaldropkick, drop-kick - make the point after a touchdown with a dropkickground - throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmagereturn - make a return; "return a kickback"running - of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"pass, passing - of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"